Days of Wonder

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Days of Wonder is a board game publisher founded in 2002<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and owned by Asmodee Group since 2014.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Days of Wonder distributes its games to 25 countries. It specializes in German-style board games and has branched out to include some online games. Days of Wonder has published games in several languages including English, Dutch, French, German, Russian, and Greek. Days of Wonder was co-founded by Eric Hautemont, Mark Kaufmann and Yann Corno.

HistoryEdit

Days of Wonder was founded in 2002 by Mark Kaufmann, Eric Hautemont and Yann Corno.<ref name=":1">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=":2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It released its first game, Gang of Four, in 2002.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In March 2004, the company released Ticket to Ride, designed by Alan R. Moon.<ref name=":1" /> In 2004, Ticket to Ride was awarded the Spiel des Jahres.<ref name=":2" /> In 2006, the company released a digital version of Ticket to Ride.<ref name=":2" /> Also in 2006, the company's game Shadows Over Camelot was named the Best Fantasy Game at the 2006 Spiel des Jahres.<ref name="Dicebreaker"/>

In 2009, Smallworld received three awards including "Best Game of the Year", "Best Family Game", and "Best Game Artwork" from the Dice Tower Gaming Awards.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2014, Days of Wonder was acquired by French game distributor Asmodee Group.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>